The thing about the Wetherspoon chain is that you can often predict what you'll find. So sure enough, this was everything we expected from Brixton's branch of the franchise: cheap beer, real ales and pensioners, of course. Then...

Second re-launch in under a year for the old Prince of Wales, so will The Prince last longer than Harlem? On the basis of our visit it's probably got a chance. 'Gastro pub and club' this one's calling itself. We can't vouch for...

It isn't too often you get the chance to drink in a 'Surrealist Boudoir,' but according to the owners of The Dogstar this is one way to describe the refit of this Brixton institution. The three-floor DJ bar, unintentionally...

If what you're after in Brixton is an unassuming pub rather than a style bar, this is probably you're best bet. Off the main drag in a quiet Victorian square, it's a tad removed from the sights and smells of Brixton centralis....

Not having been to this one for a while, we found it's turned out well after a recentish refurb - equipped with pleasant and friendly staff and relaxed locals of all sorts. It's managed to pull off the feel of a traditional pub...

Our suspicions are usually raised when a pub decides to opt for 'wacky' décor - its smacks of trying too hard. In the case of the Prince Albert, though, it pays not to judge too quickly. After recovering from the lurid...

A pretty average estate pub lifted into the realm of the two-pinter by the combination of punters it attracts. Most of the regulars are from the local estates, but with Brixton Police Station at the bottom of the road, relaxing...

Catering for a wide cross-section of Brixton society, this is the sort of constant, never-changing pub you could set your watch by. Well, hardly-ever changing - it's just had a lick of paint, but little else has changed. You...